Will new US-Israel-Arab security pacts leave Iran with a bad hand?
The winners and losers of this latest round of Middle East poker will depend on how each country plays its cards.
The winners and losers of this latest round of Middle East poker will depend on how each country plays its cards.
The high level delegation sent to Abu Dhabi in the wake of Sheikh Khalifa’s death shows where the administration’s priorities are.
The Saudi-UAE rivalry and the ambitions of their leaders make it unlikely that the two crown princes will look at structural ways of managing differences.
Their fierce competition for economic power in the region might actually smooth America’s exit from the stage.
The Emirates’ drawdown from its base in Eritrea comes as Biden is re-evaluating the U.S. commitment to the War in Yemen.
But if the factors behind the GCC split aren’t addressed, and there are many, it’s possible all parties will still view each other with suspicion.